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Reikado Hall on Miyajima Island's Mount Misen has been known as the home of the "eternal flame" for over 1,200 years. And the thing about eternal flames is that if they do get out of control, you can't really put them out. Otherwise they're not so eternal are they? And then the inevitable happens: A Buddhist hall in Western Japan known for housing an "eternal flame" that has been burning for over 1,000 years caught fire and burned to the ground on Miyajima Island. pic.twitter.com/8HPHGdDu4A— The Associated Press (@AP) May 21, 2026Yep, according to News on Japan, the eternal flame...

General Motors CEO Mary Barra is still committing to taking the automaker fully electric by 2035, even as third-quarter earnings show Electric Vehicles (EVs) are still not profitable. “That is the plan we’re still executing,” Barra told the New York Times of GM’s plans to fully transition to EVs by 2035 regardless of who is in the White House. Barra first made the commitment in 2021 after President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris took office. The commitment, though, has not made EVs any more profitable.

A brand-new battery technology could soon power EVs for 1,000 miles — on a single charge. To put that in perspective… If you were to drive a Nissan Leaf from coast to coast, you’d have to recharge the battery eight times… A Chevy Bolt, seven times… Even the Tesla Model X would need to be charged six times. And you’d have to hang around for anywhere between one and 12 hours at each charging station. But with this new battery technology in your vehicle, you’d only have to recharge ONCE … in a matter of minutes. .....

Fire in Buenos Aires club kills nine, 200 injured BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, Dec 31 (Reuters) At least nine people were killed and 200 injured when a fire erupted in a crowded nightclub in central Buenos Aires, police said today. Local media reported that as many as 6,000 people may have been inside the club listening to a band play when the blaze broke out an hour before midnight. Television showed pictures of the bodies of young people lying on the sidewalks outside the club, while rescue workers evacuated people from inside. Parents rushed to the scene desperate to find their...